Tag: recurrence scare

• This is Concerning for Malignancy

  

  A chilling message in the patient portal reopened every fear cancer survivors know too well. After abnormal scans and rising tumor markers, I found myself waiting for answers no one wants, trapped between medical caution and memory, while one brutally honest truth kept circling back: cancer still sucks.

  70staples

  January 22, 2026

  Cancer & Chronic Illness, Survival & Recovery

  cancer survivor, cholangiocarcinoma, medical uncertainty, patient portal, recurrence scare, reflective essay, scanxiety, survivorship